Tumbler rack



A. J. HAVLIS TUMBLER RACK Feb. 27, 1940.

\ Filed July 17, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEYS.

Feb. 27, 1940. A. .11. HAvLls 2,191,693

- TUMBLER RACK Filed July 17,1939 2 Sheets-SheetA 2 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS. /l

"25 vFigure isa bottom plan view Patented Feb. 227,194()v ,RACK f `corporation` of vIllinois application lJuly y1-7, i939,- serialwNm 284,930

This invention relates to@ tumbler racksv'fand f `similar articles, and has to do particularlywith vimprovements in the constructionofwire tumbler r one ofthe msm. Objects or the invention-1Mo vide a tumbler rack of simplel and' inexpensive construction and of pleasing appearance; also,

a rack composed otrelatively few parts adapted 'for convenient assembly, andan improvedmeth` vod of making racks of thecharacter descrimed.H

. Furtherobjects and advantages -of the invention Willappear froml the following detaile'dfdescription taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, in which:

,y Figure 1 is a topplanview oiga .tumblerrack embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 isv a siaeyiew of the' rgckfshownl'inf.

f v. holders'IZ still inflat. relationv inthe jig or fixturet and Iwelded together, the wirey members1`25 Figure 1; t showing,` in f the flat, the supporting' ringsfconstitutinggthe basejof the rack, the individual tumblerY orfgl'ass holders, and one of the `front parts for the ytumbler'holders; g

Figure 4f is a fragmentarysection vtakenjo'n thelined-l-dof Figure 1f; and f l Figuresli and 6 show the two members whichy constitute,v jointly, oneof theiront parts rfor the tumblerholders.

'3,3 'Referring now in detail to Vthe,drawings', the

rackA selected for illustration comprises tW01concentric wire'r rings I0 andi' I I whieh,j'oint1y',vcon. stitutev the base of ther'ack. The base, which Adetermines the. shape of .the raclgis 'shown of 40 round or 'circular form, but it is tobe understood vthat it may be of square, rectangular, octagonal,

or of any other suitable or preferred forml; f

The individual tumbler or glass holders I2 areI formedof wire o f suitable gauge and, Ain the hat,

45 are of generally U-shaped form',` with the con-V necting portions betWe'eni the. legs of the U rounded at I4, although this, of course,-may vary. The ends I5 and I6 of thewire base rings I0' and I I are preferably not welded orotherwise secured together, but are merely ,brought into abutting relation, being held together by the tumblerv or glass holders, although'this, tooQmay Vary. r

' In forming the rack, the Wire base rings I0 and I I. are placed, for example, in -a jig in thedesired concentric relation. The jig is lpreferably grooved "olaims'l.` (ci. 2li-+74); y ror formedj to receive and hold the rings III and li inthe desired relation, andis alsopreferably groovedr orfiormed to receive and hold in the dat the generally U- shaped tumbler holders I2 with the free endsA VI8 of the legs thereof extending 5 across and disposed on the' .rings I andI'I as shown in Figurey 3a vThe free ends i8 of the legs of the holders i2 are'shoWn asvbrought closer together than the .outer portions of the legs of the holders, which` is preferable, although vtliispl() mayvary.' -A Thenywith all of the holders I2- in position upon the base rings I0 and llas shown in Figure 3, the free'ends' I8 of the legs of the holders I2y are welded to the'wirerings I0 and I I at 20.; The 15 welding oi `all of 'thelholders tothe base o'flt'he track at ythe pointsl `209is`preferably accomplished by ay single. Weldingoperation.V By'wel-ding the ends I8 of one tumbler vholder I2to opposite4 sides of each joint yI5 and I6, the ends of the rrings I0 f .and Il vare held together withoutrweldingilthe Same. f t` v I With the base rings l0 and II and the glass arid 26" Fgl1res 5` and 6) are: placed'one upon i -the other and in the jig in position upon the hold. I

ers I2; as shown in Figure 3. Then, with all of holders I2 as indicated at 21 and 28, respectively.

The welding at all yof the points 21 and 28 is pref-f4 erably accomplished by al single welding opera-1 tion. l v 1 n l l The glass holders` are then formed over a suitj able xture," die or jig to bendqor bring the in-v termediateportions 30 oftheholders Figure`4), y into upright position kgenerally normalto the base.

portion `32 of the holders from approximately the inner orloWer endscf thefront forming members 25- and 26, and` to bend or bring the youter .portions Slofthe holders I2 (Figure 4) inwardly generally normal tothe upright intermediate portions 30 and generally parallel to the base of` y the rack from the bends at 35. 45, In use, each holder I2 individually supports a glass or tumbler 3'6 substantially as indicated in dotted lines fin Figure 4. The glasses 36y are thus f held in separated and individual relatiomfalso f n against `undue relative movement and against im- '50k-y pact with' each otherJ The holders` I2 are pref erablyv formed of' hard wire with enough teml per-that is, with enough springness-rmly to support 4the glasses,` and' the sides ofthe holders l2 are 'adapted to be spread or contracted propkg55 PTNT "OFFICE E ff( invention. e

The lower `ends ofthe ,frontxmembers 26 pref-v ticular shapes or designs of the front forming y members 25 and 26, as shown in the drawings,

are merely illustrative, and that front forming members of other shapes or design are contemplated within the scope of the present invention.

Where the rack is squara'rectangular, Octagonal, or of other polygonal form, the glass hold- 'ers.|2 will be arranged along .and'securedfto the flat sides of the base, and in the case, for instance, of an o val or other form ofrack, thev qholders will be appropriately arranged about and secured to the base thereof. 4 l

The wire handle 40 has a generally looped handle part disposed above the axis of the rack, and the diverging lower ends of the intersecting portions of the handle extend` out laterally at 4i.. The outer ends *ofl these laterally extending portions 4I are bent to extend down vertically at 42 betweenfa pair of holders IZ at diametrioallyopposite sides 4of the rack. The lower ends `ofl the vertically extending handle portions 42 areI turned out laterally at d3 beneathfth'e wire base rings I0 and il, and are weldedto the wire base ringsat 45. The design of the handle shownl blends in well with thedesign of the .-remainder oi the'rack, but it is to be understood that handles of other shapes `and designsv are,

contemplated Within thescope ofr the .present `erablyextendbelow the base rings I0 and I-i and provide supporting feet for supporting the :base rings in elevated position, as shown in Fig- `ure2. f. ,z l1,v`

I do .not intenduto be limited to' .the precise detailsshownior. described-- 1 the holders; K

I daim:

1. A tumblerrack comprising a pairlof concentric wire rings forming a base, a plurality of individual ywire tumbler holders of generally U- shaped form with ,the free ends of the legs of kthe U-shaped holders disposed across said'rings and Welded thereto, the intermediate portions of vsaid U-shaped holders being formed toupright posiv tion substantially normal to said base, vthe upper ends of said U-shaped holders being generally rounded and formed to position substantially thebase, and wire front parts disposed across parallel to said `base and spaced upwardly above j v'the opposite sides of the upright intermediate portionso ,f'said .holders and'weldedl thereto.

2. A'tumbler rack comprising abase, a plu- "r'rality of individual wire-tumbler holders "of generally-.U-shapediorm with the free ends of the legs of the U-shaped holders disposed across'said basev and welded thereto, the intermediate portions of said U-shaped holders being formed to upright positions substantially normal to said base, the upper ends `of vsaid U-shaped holdersbeing vgenerally rounded and formed to positions substantiallyA parallel to saidy base `and spaced upwardly above the base and front parts disposed across. the opposite ysides of the intermediate upright portions of said holders and welded thereto. 3., A tumbler rack comprising a basega plural'- ity of individual'wire tumbler holders of generally U -shaped form with the free ends of the legs of theQUv-shapeolI holders disposed across said base and, welded thereto, theintermediate portions of said; U-shaped holders vbeing formed to upright positions substantially normal to saidjbasefthe bightsat the upper endsof said vU -shaped holders being formed to positions substantially parallel togsaid base and spaced upwardly above the base, and the upright intermediate portionslv of said. f

holdersk having portions" constituting unitary* parts' of said individual-tumbler holdersand-of a character to prevent displacement of the tumblerslfrom'the upright intermediate portions of 

